Suicide trends in discharged patients with mood disorders: Associations with selective serotonin uptake inhibitors and comorbid substance misuse

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-115

  Fazel, Seena ^a,c   Grann, Martin ^b   Goodwin, Guy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressive agents; Epidemiology; Mood disorders; SSRIs; Suicide

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; SWEDEN; ADDICTION; AGED; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REGISTRIES; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

EID: 33645231311     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yic.0000194376.80707.00     Document Type: Article

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